One out of every three mouthfuls of our food depends on pollinators such as bees. Crops that depend on pollination are five times more valuable than those that do not. Social bees, such as honeybees ...

Things get more interesting at the other end of the spectrum, where bee vision dips into the ultraviolet wavelengths. This opens up a hidden language of attraction writ large on the petals of flowers.

Bees do not create honey; they are actually improving upon a plant product, nectar. The honey we eat is nectar that bees have repeatedly regurgitated and dehydrated. The average American consumes ...

Want to get your kids involved in caring for ... so they’ll love this fun drawing activity. Helen says, “Drawing pictures of bees on flowers really helps to cement the association between ...